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"I think we're going to have enormous opportunities at the upper end of the family," said John Slattery, president and chief executive of Embraer Commercial Aircraft, at the ISTAT Latin America Forum in Lima on 15 November. (www.flightglobal.com) Ещё...

A UPS United Parcel Service Boeing 767-300, registration N344UP performing flight 5X-209 (dep Nov 17th) from Philadelphia,PA (USA) to Cologne (Germany) with 3 crew, was enroute at FL330 over the Atlantic Ocean about 190nm west of Shannon (Ireland) when the crew declared emergency reporting they had needed to shut the right hand engine (CF6) down due to low oil pressure. In response to the emergency declaration ATC queried "do you wish to continue lower", the crew replied in the… (avherald.com) Ещё...

Starting from March 9, 2019, Delta Air Lines (DL) will be launching a seasonal nonstop flight between New York-LaGuardia (LGA) and Key West (EYW), running every Saturday. This new link will allow travelers from New York to reach the Florida Keys without the current stop in Atlanta (ATL), remaining active until August 31. the new flight will be operated by a Republic Airlines Embraer E170, (airwaysmag.com) Ещё...

Thanks to one peculiar characteristic of carbon nanotubes, engineers will soon be able to measure the accumulated strain in an airplane, a bridge, or a pipeline-or just about anything-over the entire surface or down to microscopic levels, according to new research. (www.airguideonline.com) Ещё...

Southwest Airlines is having connectivity issues. No, we’re not talking about the protracted effort to connect the mainland United States with Hawaii, a new route the low-fare carrier has been threatening to launch for some time. This is a Wi-Fi connectivity problem that for months has affected a number of planes in the Southwest fleet — to say nothing of the passengers flying those planes who might have expected to have Wi-Fi connectivity while en route to their destinations — some a number of… (www.bizjournals.com) Ещё...

Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN)Indonesia has ordered an inspection of all Boeing 737 Max 8 planes belonging to national commercial airlines, a day after Lion Air flight 610 crashed into the sea minutes after takeoff from the capital Jakarta, killing all 189 people on board. (www.cnn.com) Ещё...

Virgin Orbit's Boeing 747 flew for the first time with a LauncherOne space rocket attached on Sunday, just one week after the modified jumbo jet performed high-speed taxi tests. The space company, founded by Sir Richard Branson, said it was the first time a Boeing 747 has ever carried a rocket in flight (though NASA transported space shuttles on modified 747s). The 80-minute test over Victorville, California was "a picture-perfect flight, and a major step forward in our quest to bring… (www.bizjournals.com) Ещё...

Over the past several years, Airbus has routinely surpassed Boeing in terms of annual aircraft orders, driven by strong demand for its A320neo family of single-aisle planes. However, 2018 has been a different story. Boeing has led its European rival all year in terms of order activity. (www.airguideonline.com) Ещё...

As of November 03, 2018, Scottsdale Airport (KSDL/SDF) has opened a new business center and hangars. The hangars are leased and operated by Gemini Air Group Inc. The new Business center features a viewing deck for those who want to go out and spot, a Restaurant, Volanti which is set to open today (November 19, 2018), A presentation hall, Meeting rooms, U.S. Customs, and more. This airport is worth a visit for you executive jet enthusiasts or even GA enthusiasts. (www.scottsdaleaz.gov) Ещё...